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Who’s in favor of employee involvement? Practically everybody. But the real question is, how do you make it work? Ask a roomful of safety professionals if they favor employee involvement for improving safety and health, and you’ll likely see all hands rise. It’s intuitive that getting workers engaged in safety and health will enhance their […]
Here’s a company where the safety program is built around employee involvement. The Ruhlin Company, headquartered near Akron, Ohio, has 350 employees who work on a variety of construction projects. Safety director Ryan Nicholson says the company’s safety program is built around employee involvement. Workers have to feel some kind of ownership in the program, […]
Subject matter experts (SMEs) bring expertise and credibility to training, “ensure that the content really hits the mark,” and increase the adoption rate by learners, but trainers must engage SMEs in the process to ensure success, says Kendra Lee, president of KLA Group (www.klagroup.com). In today’s Advisor, Lee gives expert advice. “Getting them involved can […]
Hazardous materials specialists are workers who respond and provide support to hazardous materials technicians. Their duties parallel those of the hazardous materials technicians, but they require more specific knowledge of the various substances that must be contained. The hazardous materials specialist also acts as the site liaison with federal, state, and local authorities in regard […]
According to OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), workers who are expected to respond to hazardous substance releases (responders) must be trained at the level of their response functions. Different levels of initial training are required depending on the duties and functions of each responder. Here’s a quick review of HAZWOPER emergency responder training requirements. […]